VISIT Chester & Cheshire are celebrating after a survey revealed that 70% of business travellers prefer to travel by train.
The survey, conducted by the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) for their latest business travel manifesto, revealed that most business travellers prefer to travel via train and would favour further investment in high-speed rail services in the UK.
Two thirds of business travellers polled would also rather take the train than fly to a destination for a meeting or conference, but only if the journey time and cost were lower.
The news follows the launch of Virgin Train’s popular high- speed service from London Euston to Crewe, Chester and Warrington in 2009.
The Virgin Trains service enables delegates to arrive at Crewe in 90 minutes and at Chester in just under two hours, as well as offering recently refurbished first class lounges, access to WiFi, power points and work stations during travel.
The news follows the launch of Visit Chester & Cheshire’s Eventful Escapes advertising campaign in partnership with Virgin Trains.
